Preventing suicide; nurse education and the occluded issue of gender

Suicide prevention training recommended as part of national suicidal strategies across the UK has contributed to a reduction in suicide. Previous studies have found suicide prevention training changes attitude and increases confidence in ability to utilise suicide prevention strategies. There is limited evidence relating to the different responses to suicide prevention training by females and males. As the majority of nurses are female it is important to know if they report the same increases in confidence after suicide prevention training.
Source: Nurse Education in Practice - Category: Nursing Authors: Tags: Original research Source Type: research